List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kang Ho-sun is a South Korean serial killer who was sentenced to death in 2010 for killing 10 women, including his wife and mother-in-law.

Lee Chun-soo is a retired South Korean football player. He played as a forward for South Korea at 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Jung Moon-sung is a South Korean actor. He is perhaps best known for his role in Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), Miracle: Letters to the President (2021) and The Veil (2021). He is also famous for his role helper robot Oliver in Musical Maybe Happy Ending (2016).

Kwangchul Youn is a South Korean operatic bass and academic voice teacher. He made an international career based in Germany, from 1994 to 2004 at the Berlin State Opera. He has performed leading roles at international opera houses and festivals, such as Gurnemanz in Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival, Mephisto in Faust at the Vienna State Opera, and King Marke in Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera.

Kim Hae-jin is a South Korean former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Slovenia champion and a three-time South Korean national champion. She was selected to represent her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She retired from competition at the conclusion of the 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships.

Yi Cheong-jun was a prominent South Korean novelist. Throughout his four decade-long career, Yi wrote more than 100 short stories and 13 novels.